公开(公告)号：US08270638B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-18

申请号：US12580142

申请日：2009-10-15

申请人： Amir A. Abolfathi ,  Reza Kassayan

发明人： Amir A. Abolfathi ,  Reza Kassayan

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： G01P1/127 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  G01P15/0891 ,  H04R11/00

摘要： A communication apparatus includes a bone conduction communication apparatus with a housing having a shape which is conformable to at least a portion of at least one tooth of a user; a transceiver mounted in the housing; and a transducer disposed within or upon the housing and in vibratory communication with a surface of the at least one tooth to transmit sound through the at least one tooth. A positioning system is provided to transmit positional information to the transceiver to be delivered to the transducer; and a communication device links the transceiver with a second person. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure.

摘要翻译： 通信装置包括具有壳体的骨传导通信装置，该壳体具有与用户的至少一个牙齿的至少一部分一致的形状; 安装在壳体中的收发器; 以及设置在所述壳体内或壳体上并与所述至少一个牙齿的表面振动连通的换能器以通过所述至少一个齿发射声音。 提供定位系统以将位置信息发送到收发器以传送到换能器; 并且通信设备将收发器与第二人员连接。 电子和换能器组件可以直接或通过接收器接收输入声音，以处理和放大信号，并经由耦合到牙齿或其它骨结构（例如上颌骨，下颌骨或腭骨）的振动换能器元件传送经处理的声音 结构体。

公开(公告)号：US08224013B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-17

申请号：US12464310

申请日：2009-05-12

申请人： Amir A. Abolfathi ,  Jason R. Shelton ,  Reza Kassayan

发明人： Amir A. Abolfathi ,  Jason R. Shelton ,  Reza Kassayan

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R1/083 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  G11B33/06 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R2460/13

摘要： A digital audio player device can be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance or other oral device to form an intraoral MP3 player. In another embodiment, the device provides an electronic and transducer device that can be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance or other oral device to form a DAP. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device fabricated from a thermal forming process utilizing a replicate model of a dental structure obtained by conventional dental impression methods. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure.

摘要翻译： 数字音频播放器装置可以被附接，粘附或以其它方式嵌入到可拆卸的口器具或其它口腔装置中或之上，以形成口内MP3播放器。 在另一个实施例中，该装置提供电子和换能器装置，其可以附接，粘附或以其它方式嵌入可移除的口器具或其他口腔装置中或其上，以形成DAP。 这样的口器具可以是使用通过常规牙印模法获得的牙科结构的重复模型的热成型方法制造的定制装置。 电子和换能器组件可以直接或通过接收器接收输入声音，以处理和放大信号，并经由耦合到牙齿或其它骨结构（例如上颌骨，下颌骨或腭骨）的振动换能器元件传送经处理的声音 结构体。

公开(公告)号：US08660278B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-25

申请号：US13493722

申请日：2012-06-11

申请人： Amir A. Abolfathi ,  Jason R. Shelton ,  Reza Kassayan

发明人： Amir A. Abolfathi ,  Jason R. Shelton ,  Reza Kassayan

IPC分类号： H04R1/08

CPC分类号： H04R1/083 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  G11B33/06 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R2460/13

摘要： A digital audio player device can be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance or other oral device to form an intraoral MP3 player. In another embodiment, the device provides an electronic and transducer device that can be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance or other oral device to form a DAP. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device fabricated from a thermal forming process utilizing a replicate model of a dental structure obtained by conventional dental impression methods. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure.

摘要翻译： 数字音频播放器装置可以被附接，粘附或以其它方式嵌入到可拆卸的口器具或其它口腔装置中或之上，以形成口内MP3播放器。 在另一个实施例中，该装置提供电子和换能器装置，其可以附接，粘附或以其它方式嵌入可移除的口器具或其他口腔装置中或其上，以形成DAP。 这样的口器具可以是使用通过常规牙印模法获得的牙科结构的重复模型的热成型方法制造的定制装置。 电子和换能器组件可以直接或通过接收器接收输入声音，以处理和放大信号，并经由耦合到牙齿或其它骨结构（例如上颌骨，下颌骨或腭骨）的振动换能器元件传送经处理的声音 结构体。

公开(公告)号：US08588447B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-19

申请号：US13551158

申请日：2012-07-17

申请人： Amir A. Abolfathi ,  Vahid Saadat ,  Loc X. Phan

发明人： Amir A. Abolfathi ,  Vahid Saadat ,  Loc X. Phan

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/606 ,  A61C5/00 ,  A61C8/0093 ,  A61C8/0098 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  H04R1/46 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/602 ,  H04R25/604 ,  H04R2225/31 ,  H04R2225/67 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H04R2460/01 ,  H04R2460/13

摘要： Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations via an electronic and/or transducer assembly through a tooth or teeth are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure.

公开(公告)号：US08433083B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-30

申请号：US13108372

申请日：2011-05-16

申请人： Amir A. Abolfathi ,  John Spiridigliozzi

发明人： Amir A. Abolfathi ,  John Spiridigliozzi

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/606 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  H04R25/00 ,  H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/602 ,  H04R2460/13

摘要： An intra-oral hearing appliance includes an actuator to provide bone conduction sound transmission; a transceiver coupled to the actuator to cause the actuator to generate sound; and a first chamber containing the actuator and the transceiver, said first chamber adapted to be coupled to one or more teeth.

摘要翻译： 口内听力器具包括用于提供骨传导声传播的致动器; 耦合到致动器以使致动器产生声音的收发器; 以及包含致动器和收发器的第一室，所述第一室适于联接到一个或多个齿。

公开(公告)号：US08050746B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-01

申请号：US11775771

申请日：2007-07-10

申请人： Vahid Saadat ,  Ruey-Feng Peh ,  Edmund Tam ,  Amir A. Abolfathi ,  Chris A. Rothe

发明人： Vahid Saadat ,  Ruey-Feng Peh ,  Edmund Tam ,  Amir A. Abolfathi ,  Chris A. Rothe

IPC分类号： A61B6/00

CPC分类号： A61B1/005 ,  A61B1/0008 ,  A61B1/00082 ,  A61B1/00085 ,  A61B1/00089 ,  A61B1/015 ,  A61B1/018 ,  A61B1/04 ,  A61B5/0031 ,  A61B5/02007 ,  A61B5/6882 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B2018/0212

摘要： Tissue visualization device and method variations are described herein where an imaging hood is temporarily sealed against a region of tissue to be treated while under direct visualization. Such a system may include a deployment catheter and an attached imaging hood deployable into an expanded configuration. The imaging hood is placed against or adjacent to the tissue to be imaged in a body lumen that is normally filled with an opaque bodily fluid such as blood. A translucent or transparent fluid is pumped into the hood until the fluid displaces any blood leaving a clear region of tissue to be imaged via an imaging element. Temporary sealing against the tissue can be achieved in a number of ways such as circumferential balloons inflatable within the hood or other sealing techniques. A field of view of the imaging element can be expanded by inflating the balloon beyond the imaging hood.

摘要翻译： 本文描述了组织可视化装置和方法变化，其中成像罩在直接可视化期间临时密封待处理组织的区域。 这样的系统可以包括部署导管和可展开成扩展配置的附接成像罩。 将成像罩放置在通常用不透明的体液如血液填充的体腔中的待成像组织上或邻近待成像的组织。 半透明或透明流体被泵送到罩中，直到流体移动通过成像元件离开要成像的组织的清晰区域的任何血液。 可以以多种方式实现对组织的临时密封，例如在罩内充气的周向气囊或其他密封技术。 成像元件的视野可以通过使气囊膨胀超过成像罩而扩大。

公开(公告)号：US07974845B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-05

申请号：US12032608

申请日：2008-02-15

申请人： John Spiridigliozzi ,  Amir A. Abolfathi

发明人： John Spiridigliozzi ,  Amir A. Abolfathi

IPC分类号： G10L15/06

CPC分类号： G10L21/00 ,  A61F5/58 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  G10L2021/0575

摘要： Stuttering treatment methods and apparatus which utilize removable oral-based appliances having actuators which are attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a dental or oral appliance are described. Such oral appliances may receive the user's voice and process the voice to introduce a time delay and/or a frequency shift. The altered audio feedback signal is then transmitted back to the user through a tooth, teeth, or other bone via a vibrating actuator element. The actuator element may utilize electromagnetic or piezoelectric actuator mechanisms and may be positioned directly along the dentition or along an oral appliance housing in various configurations.

摘要翻译： 描述了使用具有附接，粘附或以其它方式嵌入到牙科或口腔器具中的致动器的可移除的基于口腔的器具的口吃治疗方法和装置。 这样的口腔器具可以接收用户的语音并处理语音以引入时间延迟和/或频移。 改变的音频反馈信号然后经由振动致动器元件通过齿，齿或其他骨骼传回给用户。 致动器元件可以使用电磁或压电致动器机构，并且可以沿着牙列或沿着各种构型的口腔器具外壳直接定位。

公开(公告)号：US09185485B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-10

申请号：US13526923

申请日：2012-06-19

申请人： Amir A. Abolfathi

发明人： Amir A. Abolfathi

IPC分类号： H04R1/08 ,  H04R25/00 ,  H04R1/46 ,  A61C5/00 ,  A61C8/00 ,  H04R3/04

CPC分类号： H04R25/606 ,  A61C5/00 ,  A61C8/0093 ,  A61C8/0098 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  H04R1/46 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/602 ,  H04R25/604 ,  H04R2225/31 ,  H04R2225/67 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H04R2460/01 ,  H04R2460/13

摘要： Various methods and apparatus for processing audio signals are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device which can enhance and/or optimize received audio signals for vibrational conduction to the user. Received audio signals may be processed to cancel acoustic echo such that undesired sounds received by one or more intra-buccal and/or extra-buccal microphones are eliminated or mitigated. Additionally, a multiband actuation system may be used where two or more transducers each deliver sounds within certain frequencies. Also, the assembly may also utilize the sensation of directionality via the conducted vibrations to emulate directional perception of audio signals received by the user. Another feature may include the ability to vibrationally conduct ancillary audio signals to the user along with primary audio signals.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了用于处理音频信号的各种方法和装置。 组件可以附接，粘附或以其它方式嵌入到可移除的口腔器具中或之上，以形成助听器组件。 这样的口腔器具可以是可以增强和/或优化接收到的用于振动传导的用户的音频信号的定制设备。 接收的音频信号可以被处理以取消声学回声，从而消除或减轻由一个或多个颊内和/或颊外麦克风接收的不期望的声音。 此外，可以使用多频带致动系统，其中两个或更多个换能器在某些频率内传送声音。 此外，组件还可以通过传导的振动来利用方向性的感觉来模拟用户接收的音频信号的方向感知。 另一个特征可以包括将主要音频信号一起振动地向用户传导辅助音频信号的能力。

公开(公告)号：US08649543B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-11

申请号：US13208588

申请日：2011-08-12

申请人： Amir A. Abolfathi ,  John Spiridigliozzi

发明人： Amir A. Abolfathi ,  John Spiridigliozzi

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： A61B5/682 ,  A61B5/0006 ,  A61B5/0022 ,  A61B5/0028 ,  A61B5/02438 ,  A61B5/0402 ,  A61B5/0816 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/1112 ,  A61B5/1117 ,  A61B5/4547 ,  A61B5/72 ,  A61B5/7455 ,  A61B7/04 ,  A61B2503/20 ,  A61B2562/0219 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A63B71/085 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00

摘要： An electronic and transducer device can be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance or other oral device to form a two-way communication assembly. The device contains a motion sensor to detect external forces imposed on the user such as an explosion, for example. The information is stored for medical treatment, among others. In another embodiment, the device provides an electronic and transducer device that can be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance or other oral device to form a medical tag containing patient identifiable information. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device fabricated from a thermal forming process utilizing a replicate model of a dental structure obtained by conventional dental impression methods. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure.

摘要翻译： 电子和换能器装置可以被附接，粘附或以其它方式嵌入到可拆卸的口器具或其它口腔装置中或之上，以形成双向通信组件。 该装置包含运动传感器，用于检测施加在用户上的外力，例如爆炸。 信息存储在医疗中等等。 在另一个实施例中，该装置提供电子和换能器装置，其可以附接，粘附或以其它方式嵌入到可移除的口腔器具或其它口腔装置中或之上，以形成包含患者可识别信息的医疗标签。 这样的口器具可以是使用通过常规牙印模法获得的牙科结构的重复模型的热成型方法制造的定制装置。 电子和换能器组件可以直接或通过接收器接收输入声音，以处理和放大信号，并经由耦合到牙齿或其它骨结构（例如上颌骨，下颌骨或腭骨）的振动换能器元件传送经处理的声音 结构体。

公开(公告)号：US08712078B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-29

申请号：US13572189

申请日：2012-08-10

申请人： Amir A. Abolfathi

发明人： Amir A. Abolfathi

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R1/1091 ,  B33Y70/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  H04R25/606 ,  H04R2460/13

摘要： A wireless headset is adapted to communicate with a sound source such as a music player or a cell phone or a suitable audio or sound communicated through a one-way or two-way communication device. The headset includes a mouth wearable communicator; and a linking unit coupled to the mouth wearable communicator, the linking unit adapted to communicate with the sound source.

摘要翻译： 无线耳机适于与诸如音乐播放器或蜂窝电话的声源或通过单向或双向通信设备传送的合适的音频或声音进行通信。 头戴式耳机包括口戴式穿戴式通讯器; 以及连接单元，其联接到所述口部可佩戴通信器，所述连接单元适于与所述声源通信。